Staff from the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department will be on hand from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 28 at the library to help complete 2010 Circuit Breaker applications.
The Illinois Circuit Breaker Program provides grants to seniors and the disabled to help reduce the cost of property taxes, license plate fees and prescription drugs. The program is for income eligible seniors 65 and over or any person 16-64 that has a disibility.
Income for individuals must be less than $26, 917, income for couples must be less than $36, 212. Please bring 2010 income statements and rent or property taxes paid in 2010. No appointment is necessary.
Feb 16, 2011
Feb 9, 2011
Great Backyard Bird Count
You can participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count between February 18 and 21 by observing and counting birds for a minimum of 15 minutes then going to http://www.birdcount.org/ to record your results. It's a great family activity and a chance to learn about the local environment and the library has many wonderful bird books to guide you.
Feb 8, 2011
New Books
New books recently added to the library's collection include Tick Tock by James Patterson, Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell, The Walk by Richard Paul Evans, Oxygen by Carol Cassella, Hollywood Hills by Joseph Wambaugh, To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark and Rescue by Anita Shreve.
Jan 25, 2011
Memorial Donations
The library has received several more memorial donations in memory of John Bitner. We would like to thank Todd & Patricia Bailey, Doug & Sue Johnson, Larry & Donna Dueringer, Susan Walker, William & Betty Kurth, Donald & Rita Baker, Scott & Lori Stewart, Mike & Ann Arends, James & Amy Viola, Richard & Donna Siders, J.R. & M.M. Stephens and Roger & Sandy Wycoff.
Jan 21, 2011
Book Club
The Pageturners book club will be holding the program for the Melvin Woman's Club on Monday, February 14 at the Community Hall on Main Street. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and club members will discuss the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
Jan 17, 2011
New Books
New books at the library include Tom Clancy's latest thriller Dead or Alive, his first novel in 7 years. Also new are The Gingerbread Cookie Murder by JoAnne Fluke, The Confession by John Grisham, Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, Oxygen by Carl Cassella and Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.
Jan 5, 2011
Book Club to Meet
The Pageturners book club will meet next Monday, January 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the library. There is no book selection for the January meeting, instead the group will meet to talk about and select the books they would like to read in 2011.
There will also be a white elephant gift exchange so please bring a wrapped tchtochke, which according to Wikipedia is a gewgaw, knickknack, bauble or trinket; something you have around the house you would willingly part with. Light refreshments will be served.
There will also be a white elephant gift exchange so please bring a wrapped tchtochke, which according to Wikipedia is a gewgaw, knickknack, bauble or trinket; something you have around the house you would willingly part with. Light refreshments will be served.
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